The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-25
FELoNIEs REcAARGEDa
Three True Bills By the Grand Jury
Against President Hsdden.
Tho Blind or she Previous Jury
Raised-Finsl Report This morn.
isg-The WfsteFs Case.

President MADDEN Is sgsin charged
with ielonies through the indictments
presented by the Criminal Court and
returned by the Grand Jury yester-
day. At 8 o'clotk yesterday evening
the jury reported that 1t was
desired to continue q final re-
port on the Taxing District cases
over until $3.50 o'clock this
morning. The result OF tho investiga.
ton thI far was notrsturned In shape
10 become part Of the record OF the
court, but by dint Of patient skirmish.
ing and inquiry enough to warrant the
lsnguase with which this article be.
gins was learned.
Until yesterday afternoon the body
OF inquisitors heard evidence on
recollection Of the charges preferred.
gained through one reading at
the, beginning OF the hearing. The
testimony was recorded, and yester-
day ffternoou the various bills were
tsken up and the evidences applied.
By this means four indictments
we're found, three Of which we're
true bills. The Ignored one was
based upon q shsrge OF using city
lumber In the construction oil Q mum.
Der Of shAnties. This 10 o new one,
not being included In the batch found
during the jar usry tenn, and tubse
Quently qusshed. Tho others relate
70 the same subject matter covered In
he former findings. II Is said that
smopg the three bills remaining over
for action this morning 10 another enc
not yet touched upon before. 30 II 10
seen that the present Jury hes raised
the blind oil its predecessor by one
CHIP. The charge OF appropIiatinR
CITY lumber 10 build fences on his Ar.
ksnsas farm has been ignored, being
the only section Of the previous array
thus disposed Of. TWAS the intention
Of the Jury 10 finish the, city cases yes.
terday, but at O'Clock D. m, there
being still three to which evidence
was 10 be applied. one member, who
wiehed to leave the city for the night,
asked for and obtained an adjourn.
mept.
John Conroy, Of Clarksville, Tenn,
from whom large amount Of paving
stone was purchased by the city, was
beloIe the Jury yesterday and the day
before. He Was brought 10 Memphis
without any sxp!:s s;.oI ss 10 what
WAS desired of him. and When he
found himself before the inquisitlon,
assaulted by questions relative to the
subject OF puTohassd stone, was una
ble 10 reply. He had not thought oil
the matter for some time, his books
aud papers were at home, and he in.
sisted thst they be ssnt for. This wa
done. and the examination concluded
yesterdsy. The nature Of bis iesti
moDy was that he had sold stone "a
the Taxing District 40 per cent,
cheaper than anyone else, and had
been compelled to decline after II be
came ruinous 10 his business Those
familiar with the evidence In detail o
Mr.. Uouroy say that Il tended to show
the city had swindled him out Of {
large amoupt by making him furnist
600 pounds Tor atquare yard OF psvinI
where $50 p ,unds we're sufficient.
The charge sg,inst p. M. Winter
barge fire. A transfer, say some o
those on the inside, has been made
but hos II been whole cloth and
yard widei This query the j,ry 1
still considering.